| + | Outlook. 80: 139. My. 13, ‘05. 200w. | |
| Pub. Opin. 38: 871. Je. 3, ‘05. 190w. |
“The tales are medieval; rich in quality, decorative in effect and fascinating always.”
| + + | Reader. 6: 92. Je. ‘05. 180w. |
“The quaint and pleasing title of Mr. Hewlett’s new book serves as a preface for tales more deserving of the first adjective than the last, except in so far as artistic work is, in a sense, always deserving of the term ‘pleasing.’”
| + — | Reader. 6: 360. Ag. ‘05. 340w. |
“His style, his vision, his passion—these are always there.”
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| + | Spec. 94: 680. My. 6, ‘05. 830w. |
Hewlett, Maurice. [Fool errant.] [†]$1.50. Macmillan.
The “fool” of Mr. Hewlett’s new story is an English youth with a very ardent temperament who goes abroad to complete his studies. He is guilty of many hot-headed indiscretions, chief among which is his boyish passion for the wife of his stern tutor. A pilgrimage of expiation follows his declaration of love for her. Much of the interest of the tale centers in the phases of Italian life of high and low degree which he encounters. “He has in his journeyings a quick-witted companion, who rescues him alike from rash promptings of his ‘daemon’ and from foes from without.” (N. Y. Times.)
“Mr. Maurice Hewlett, it may be said at once, has achieved a notable success in the latest of his books.”